Basically Duke

1954 studio album by Oscar Pettiford
Basically Duke
Studio album by
Oscar Pettiford
Released1954
RecordedDecember 17, 1954
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelBethlehem
BCP 1019
Oscar Pettiford chronology
Oscar Pettiford
(1954)
Basically Duke
(1954)
Another One
(1955)

Basically Duke is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1954 and first issued on the Bethlehem label as a 10-inch LP.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Oscar Pettiford except where noted.

  1. "Jack the Bear" (Duke Ellington) - 3:15
  2. "Tamalpais" - 3:33
  3. "Swing Until the Girls Come Home" - 3:54
  4. "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 2:56
  5. "Chuckles" (Clark Terry) - 2:42
  6. "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) - 3:10

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Bethlehem Records discography accessed April 28, 2016
  2. ^ Edwards, D & Callahan, M. Bethlehem Discography, Part 1: CP-1/BCP-1000 10-inch LP Series (1954-1955), accessed April 28, 2016
  3. ^ a b Basically Duke – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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